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1. “Dorothy, you must have at least twenty people auditioning tonight!” exclaimed Josiah. Dorothy replied, “Not tonight. If I had twice as many female candidates or three times as many male candidates, then there would be twenty in total.” How many people are auditioning?

2. What connects currant, head and poll?

3. Which guitarist might be in a GERBIL TANK?

4. Which is the odd one out: Jimmy, Graham, Phil, Damon?

5. Starting with E, add a letter and shuffle to make a new word each time until you reach SHOVEL.